a year and a half later......

so......its been a while since my last post. we don't have internet at our house so my opportunities are few and far between. i checked and sent email for the first time in about six months a couple of weeks ago and that was only because an old friend left me a comment on toms blog otherwise i think it would have been a year on that too. i feel inspired lately to make the time to do such things as keep up with folks so here i am putting up a post.

the last year and a half have been very interesting. we moved into our new house which we love. we have learned a lot about being home owners and our house seems always to have a project going. even with projects though our home has been a great place of rest, for us and for others. we try to have our home filled with family and/or friends as often as possible.

the boys are doing wonderful. they are both growing and learning so much. isaac turns five this week. my baby boy is going to be five! nolan is only a few months away from turning two! they are both getting so big. they bring such joy to my heart, i thank God for them in my life.

not much time for more right now, i will try to post more again soon.

nolan is four months

new skill for isaac

isaac learned to climb up the corkscrew at the park! his daddy was nervous to let him try but i knew he could do it! he was very proud of himself, and so where we!
isaac learned

nolan eats cereal

nolan tried cereal for the first time last week. he's still not too sure about it. he kept looking at me like i was trying to pull one over on him.

another water escapade

this time our venture into the water was planned. the boys and i went to the park last week and had a great time. we got to wade in the creek and walk down the stream and under a bridge. isaac loved it! he kept getting all excited and clapping his hands saying "im in the river", and "im feeling the water"

isaac finds a mud puddle

we had a big rainstorm a couple of weeks ago. isaac and i were getting home from having lunch with his daddy at the office when he discovered the huge mud puddle in our driveway. before i could get the words no, no out of my mouth he ran straight into the middle of it! since he was already soaking wet by this time i did what any loving, responsible mom should do and told him, stay right there while i go get the camera! he ran around splashing and saying "im in the water!"

the house (and barn)

so we are trying to buy this house. we love it and can see ourselves living there for a very long time. it would be a great place for our boys to grow up. it has this wonderful old style red barn, we can't wait to hang a tire swing in it for the boys (and us) to play on! we went over earlier this week with an inspector that we knjow from church. he was kind enough to take time from his schedule to take a look at our place. while we were there i was exploring the house and yard with isaac and nolan. as i was taking a water break isaac took off across the yard. as a mom i am trying to learn how to let him be a boy and not smother him, so i let him go by himself. when i finally couldn't take it anymore i asked him where he was going, and as i took this photo he turned around and yelled "im goin ta check out the barn" it was a great moment and a fun thing to remember as i captured it on film and in my memory. he is getting so big, and i am so proud of him!